Opinion

June 15, 2020

Enter the era of the digital nomad

Estonia has recently become the first country in the world to create a digital nomad visa — and others would be wise to follow suit.


Karoli Hindriks

5 min read

In 2015, Pieter Levels predicted there would be one billion digital nomads in the world by 2035. As much as I wanted to believe the Dutch founder’s bold prediction at the time, I couldn’t. It was obvious that the world of work was changing, but the numbers weren’t quite there yet. Now, amid a global pandemic, the maths is starting to look right. Millions of people have discovered overnight that they can work remotely, and so have their bosses. 

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